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Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill: part 1 - protection of adults at risk of abuse
- Author:
- PAYNE Jude
- Publisher:
- Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 30 March 2006 by Andy Kerr MSP. This briefing deals with Part 1 of the Bill, which contains provisions for the protection of adults at risk, often referred to in the past as “vulnerable adults”, in particular people with learning disabilities, older people and some young people. The briefing provides background information on the policy intention behind the proposals in the Bill, then outlines the main provisions in Part 1 of the Bill, discussing them with relevant policy documents and consultation responses where possible.
The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: Learning from experience (full report)
- Authors:
- KILLEEN Jan, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 140p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000: implementation, monitoring and research
- Authors:
- KILLEEN Jan, MYERS Fiona, MacDONALD Fiona
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Vital voices: helping vulnerable witnesses give evidence: report on the analysis of responses to the consultation
- Author:
- FITZPATRICK Elma
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Social research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Carer reported experiences: supporting someone with a rare disease
- Authors:
- McMULLAN Julie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(3), 2022, pp.1097-1108.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This exploratory study aimed to gain an understanding of carer reported experiences derived specifically from persons caring for someone with a rare disease. The survey took place online on the SmartSurvey platform from November 2019 to January 2020. The facilitated workshop took place in Bangor Carnegie Library, Northern Ireland. To be eligible to participate in the online survey respondents had to be adults caring for someone with a rare disease. Fifty-seven respondents took part, 15.8% male, 84.2% female. Thirty-two attendees were part of the facilitated workshop. While carers reported several positive aspects of their caring role, the majority of comments highlighted challenges such as sub-optimal interactions with healthcare professionals, insufficient (or absent) emotional, psychological and social support, lack of financial support and lack of awareness of existing support services. It is important that strategies are put in place to ensure that carers are given the time they need to care for themselves, and that awareness is raised of what support options are available for carers of people with a rare disease(s) from health and social care providers, charities or support groups.
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the effects of loneliness on vulnerability to fraud among older adults
- Authors:
- WEN Jing, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 34(1), 2022, pp.1-19.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The current study aimed to clarify the relationships among loneliness, susceptibility to persuasion, self-control, and vulnerability to fraud among older adults. Especially, we wanted to investigate whether susceptibility to persuasion mediates the association between loneliness and vulnerability to fraud, and whether self-control moderates the relationship in this process. A moderated mediation model was examined with 252 Chinese older adults (Mage = 67.94, SD = 6.27) who completed questionnaires regarding loneliness, susceptibility to persuasion, self-control, and vulnerability to fraud. The results revealed that loneliness significantly predicted older adults’ vulnerability to fraud and susceptibility to persuasion partially mediated this relationship. Moreover, this mediating effect was only significant for older adults with low self-control. These findings enrich our understanding of how loneliness affects older adults’ vulnerability to fraud and provide practical guidance for establishing protections against fraud targeting older adults. (Edited publisher abstract)
Out of area housing by local authorities in England: displacement of vulnerable households in a neoliberal housing crisis
- Author:
- IAFRATI Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 29(2), 2021, pp.137-153.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Based on freedom of information responses from English local authorities, the research examines the number of households where a duty to accommodate was accepted that were subsequently housed in other local authority areas. Recognising neoliberal housing policy of increased marketisation and less government intervention, the article identifies market failure, housing unaffordability and welfare reform contributing to households being displaced and social cleansing. Importantly, the research recognises negative housing outcomes beyond the binary of homelessness and the impact on vulnerable households by examining out of area housing, which is currently an under-researched area within housing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Exploring underexposed stories: the experienced lifecourse of financially excluded older adults
- Authors:
- REGENMORTEL Sofie Van, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 41(4), 2021, pp.724-745.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
To gain insights into vulnerable lifecourses and give a voice to those often underrepresented in quantitative research, this study examines the life stories (past, present and future) of 19 financially excluded older adults using an adapted version of McAdams’ life-story interview scheme. Although these life stories demonstrate an accumulation of many disadvantages and an uncertain future because of current financial situations, the stories also reflect the generativity, resilience, coping strategies and agency of financially excluded older adults. We demonstrate how the experienced lifecourse is built around both negative and positive turning points and transitions which go beyond the classical education–work–retirement triumvirate, and how socio-cultural life scripts are used as a framework to build one's own life story in order to achieve continuity. The discussion highlights the potential for deploying the life-story method as a qualitative resource for providing individualised care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Implications of divergences in adult protection legislation
- Authors:
- MONTGOMERY Lorna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 18(3), 2016, pp.149-160.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the similarities and differences of legal responses to older adults who may be at risk of harm or abuse in the UK, Ireland, Australia and the USA. Design/methodology/approach: The authors draw upon a review of elder abuse and adult protection undertaken on behalf of the commissioner for older people in Northern Ireland. This paper focusses on the desk top mapping of the different legal approaches and draws upon wider literature to frame the discussion of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the different legal responses. Findings: Arguments exist both for and against each legal approach. Differences in defining the scope and powers of adult protection legislation in the UK and internationally are highlighted. Research limitations/implications: This review was undertaken in late 2013; while the authors have updated the mapping to take account of subsequent changes, some statutory guidance is not yet available. While the expertise of a group of experienced professionals in the field of adult safeguarding was utilized, it was not feasible to employ a formal survey or consensus model. Practical implications: Some countries have already introduced APL and others are considering doing so. The potential advantages and challenges of introducing APL are highlighted. Social implications: The introduction of legislation may give professionals increased powers to prevent and reduce abuse of adults, but this would also change the dynamic of relationships within families and between families and professionals. Originality/value: This paper provides an accessible discussion of APL across the UK and internationally which to date has been lacking from the literature. (Publisher abstract)
Public health in a changing climate
- Authors:
- BUTTON Daniel, COOTE Anna
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- ii, 46
- Place of publication:
- York
This report reviews current local strategies and actions to address climate change by public health departments and their partners. Potential threats to public health from a changing climate include death and injury from extreme weather, including heat affecting in particular the older population and flooding; increased effects from air pollution; the spread of disease; food insecurity; population displacement; and mental ill health. The report explores barriers and opportunities for action, and identifies recommendations for local and national policy and practice. It finds that the full potential of recent structural changes to the public health system is not being realised; the risks of climate change to health are occasionally acknowledged within Joint Strategic Needs Assessments - however, this awareness is seldom reflected in Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies; many public health departments are taking climate action and this is often driven by individuals championing initiatives rather than strategy - where actions have been taken, they are framed in terms of the shorter-term benefits to health and wellbeing; and cuts to local authority budgets and the long-term nature of climate change mean that climate change is seldom regarded as a priority. (Edited publisher abstract)